I used to drink Cristal, the muh'fucker's racistSo I switched gold bottles on to that Spade shit

Jay-Z used to make many references to Cristal champagne until 2006, the managing director of the Champagne house that makes Cristal told The Economist that he viewed his product’s association with hip hop “with curiosity and serenity.” When asked about the effect these references have on the image of Cristal, he said

“that’s a good question, but what can we do? We can’t forbid people from buying it. I’m sure Dom Pérignon or Krug would be delighted to have their business.”

Jay took offense to this and pulled the product from the menu at his 40/40 Club in NYC and vowed to never drink it again. He has replaced it with Ace of Spades Champagne, which also comes in a gold bottle